In recent years we’ve had no shortage of tongue-in-cheek exploitationers presenting themselves as lost movies from decades gone by, but Top Knot Detective takes this same jumping off point from a different angle. This Australian indie comedy from writer-director duo Aaron McCann and Dominic Pearce (making their feature debut here) posits itself not as rediscovered […]
As I type these words it’s International Women’s Day, and audiences worldwide are eagerly flocking to the multiplexes to see Captain Marvel, so I guess it’s as good a time as any to remind ourselves that bad ass female action stars are not a 21st century invention. In the annals of Japanese exploitation cinema, Etsuko […]
I have a real love/hate thing going with Japanese director Sion Sono. On one hand, his so-called ‘hate’ trilogy contains, for me, some of the most genius, subversive films I have ever been immersed in; they’re absolutely jaw-dropping, to the point that I don’t know if I can feasibly revisit Guilty of Romance for fear […]
Review by Ben Bussey. I don’t know if I can speak for everyone, but when I hear of a new Japanese DVD release my gut impulse is to expect some or all of the following: cheap DV photography, pretty girls in rubber performing martial arts, and ridiculously excessive gore. When the film in question is […]
Erotibot (2011) Distributor: Bounty Films DVD Release Date (UK): 26th September 2011 Directed by: Naoyuki Tomomatsu Starring: Yuuya Tokumoto, Mahiro Aine, Maria Ozawa, Asami Review by: Ben Bussey Sukekiyo (Yuuya Tokumoto) is not the greatest android in the world. The third robotic manservant of his household, he is neither as charming as Number 1, nor […]